Gaylord, Minnesota Weather
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Gaylord weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Rain63%0.16″84°65°—
- FridayJun 5Light Drizzle19%0.01″78°65°-6°
- SaturdayJun 6Clear——82°59°+4°
- SundayJun 7Drizzle41%—84°65°+2°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers59%0.01″82°68°-2°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Showers42%—86°68°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm16%—95°73°+9°
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:31 AM
- Moonset
- 3:13 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Gaylord at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Gaylord
SPC has placed Gaylord in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.